Ta-dah!  Presenting, my weekly love list!

x Setting Myself Money Challenges - Budgets seemed to have earned themselves the nastiest of reputations: they're often viewed as new-age forms of torture, or instant one-way tickets to Dull-Ville (gosh, I HATE that place!), but honestly? They can be kind of fun, too! This week, I've been setting myself all kinds of money challenges for future projects (hello, renovations!), and it's been surprisingly excellent: for example, one of my favourite games to play has been''ooh, I wonder how long I can make this $10 note last?!''  Yes, it can be temporarily heartbreaking to realise that I can't just purchase the latest issue ofVogue willy-nilly, but also, hugely satisfying to know that my pennies are eventually going towards bigger and better things..

x Garlic & Ginger - Aka, my two new best friends! I have been spending large chunks of time with them this week, throwing them into stir-frys, decorating pizzas with their deliciousness and generally finding an excuse to weasel them into every meal possible! It's been in an attempt to battle the sniffles, scratchy throat and evil lethargy that I seem to have contracted in the past few days, and even though it sounds mental aplenty, I swear, it works! I always feel better within a couple of days of an intense garlic and ginger session, so next time you're feeling less than astonishing, try it!

x Reliving The Disney Magic- This is probably one of those things that I absolutely should not mention, but I can't help myself: I am massively, MASSIVELY on a Disney kick at the moment! From eagerly browsing online for Snow White & The Seven Dwarves and Lady & The Tramp, to watching Up under the covers, I'm addicted! I'm not sure why I decided that now was the perfect time to relive my childhood movie obsessions, but I do know this: it's awesome!

x Etsy Jewels - I know. References to budgeting one minute, and pretty pictures of gorgeous Etsy pieces to tempt even the most conservative of wallets the next.. how ridiculously incongruous! But seriously, how can you glance at a cookie jar necklace and a birthday cake ring and NOT fall madly in love?! 

x Other Little Things -  Strumming my guitar; two-minute noodle dinners (sure, they're probably as nutritionally beneficial as cardboard but oh, they're SO much more delicious!); vivid dreams; receiving EXACTLY what you've been looking for; Dream Theater's Scenes From A Memory album (it has been my soundtrack all week; apart from being generally amazing in terms of sound, it's also arranged in the format of a novel, telling a tale from start to finish, song to song!); tall glasses of freshly squeezed orange juice; sweet colleagues who bring you movies to watch for no reason; remembering that (duh!) my clever little Macbook plays DVDs; free cupcakes; laughing, laughing and laughing; melt-worthy smirks; the soothing and ultra-romantic voice of Dean Martin; flicking through my old photographs of Europe, and being completely determined to find a way to revisit in 2010!; and making plans to go Christmas present shopping, and feeling totally excited about it!

♥

Your turn! What are you positively enchanted by this week?

xoxo

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(Images thanks to prettyfnmess and CuteAbility.)